Coaching Managers Lab
- Live virtual
- 3 hours
- HRCI 2.5 · SHRM 2.5 PDC credits
Live virtual · 3 hours · HRCI 2.5 · SHRM 2.5 PDC credits
An interactive, role-play lab for coaching managers in the brief, unscheduled conversations where most real coaching happens.
An elective in the Strategic HR Certificate. Not required to earn the certificate. Buy it on its own, or register for the Strategic HR Certificate PLUS series to include it automatically.
Upcoming sessions
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What you’ll learn
Participants leave ready to
- Diagnose which gap a manager is presenting: capability, confidence, or mindset
- Apply the GROW model and a five-minute hallway framework to a manager's problem
- Distinguish coaching from advising, mentoring, and consulting, and choose the right mode
- Coach the person in front of them as an individual with a specific gap
- Construct a follow-up plan that holds the manager accountable for the agreed action
- Use AI as a coaching rehearsal partner within Catapult's AI guardrails
About this course
What this course covers
The course covers diagnosing the kind of gap a manager is presenting, applying the GROW model and a five-minute hallway framework, and keeping ownership of the problem with the manager. Participants leave with a Hallway Coaching Pocket Guide.
Who should attend. HR practitioners and senior generalists who coach managers and want to sharpen the everyday hallway conversation.
Your facilitator
Who teaches this course
Linda Hunter
Senior HR Advisor
Linda is a Senior HR Advisor at Catapult, where she advises member employers on employee relations, benefits administration, compensation and payroll, leave of absence, performance management, and recruiting and onboarding. Her industry experience spans banking, hospitality and food service, and call centers.
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Good to know
Course questions
It is delivered live online. The session runs 3 hours.
A single seat is $390 for non-members and $309 for members. It is also included with a Class Pass.
Next: Dec 16 · 4 upcoming dates. Pick a date from the list above to register.
Yes. Private delivery is available for your organization, scheduled around your calendar, live online or on site.
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